Financial Economics Expert Jonathan Shefftz

Jonathan S. Shefftz is an independent consultant specializing in the application of financial economics to litigation disputes, regulatory enforcement, and public policy decisions. He has provided expert witness testimony on numerous lawsuits filed in state court, federal district court, and federal agency administrative hearings, in matters involving:

Economic Damages

Unjust Enrichment

Financial Capability Assessment

Municipal Financial Condition

Enforcement of Environmental Regulations

His articles have been published in the Litigation Economics Review, Natural Resources and Environment, and Environment Reporter. He has presented at conferences of the Eastern Economics Association and Western Economics Association International.

The Vermont Supreme Court’s decision in Agency of Natural Resources v. Deso11 does not, so to speak, throw the baby out with the bathwater, but rather sets forward what can be seen as constituting part of a helpful framework for distinguishing between the two. Nor does the decision contain any self-contradictory implications